The CPI(M) said on Wednesday that the Congress’s biggest worry in the Lok Sabha elections was the Left Democratic Front (LDF) government’s firm and steadfast battle against the Centre’s decision to implement the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA).
CPI(M) State secretary M.V. Govindan said Leader of the Opposition V.D. Satheesan’s constant “rants” against the State government’s legal and political fight against implementing the “patently anti-Muslim” law stemmed from the fact that minorities and secularists were rallying around the Left Democratic Front (LDF) to prevent the country from backsliding into a fascist polity.
He said the large attendance at Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan’s anti-CAA rallies indicated the bourgeoning support for the secular cause. Mr Satheesan could sense the sand slipping away under the Congress’s feet.
